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- History
- Special churches
- Leadership
- See also
- Sources
{{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Kokstad |latin = Dioecesis Kokstadensis |country = {{flag|South Africa}} |metropolitan = Durban |rite = Latin Rite |area_km2 = 17,635.5 |population = 1,300,001 |population_as_of = 2004 |catholics = 723,000 |catholics_percent= 5.5 |pope = {{Incumbent pope}} |bishop = Zolile Peter Mpambani }}The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad ({{lang-la|Kokstaden(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Kokstad in the Ecclesiastical province of Durban in South Africa. History- April 8, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mount Currie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill
- July 11, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kokstad
- January 11, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kokstad
Special churchesThe Cathedral is the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Kokstad. Leadership- Bishops of Kokstad (Roman rite)
- Zolile Peter Mpambani (2013.05.06 - )
- Bishop William Slattery, O.F.M. (1993.11.17 - 2010.12.23); elevated to Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria and Military Ordinary of South Africa
- Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29)
- Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1951.01.11 – 1978.05.15)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kokstad (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. (1949.04.21 – 1951.01.11)
- Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1939.07.11 – 1948.05.21)
- Prefects Apostolic of Mount Currie (Roman rite)
- Bishop Biagio Sigibaldo Kurz, O.F.M. (1935 – 1939.07.11)
See also- Roman Catholicism in South Africa
Sources- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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